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Something I have done with both my kids is take a “night before” picture when I put them to bed before their birthday. Never in a million years did I think tonight’s picture would be in a hospital room.

I would have dreamed of putting either of my children to bed for the birthday in a hospital.

A year ago I would have thought it would be the same as every other night. Rocking in our chair and laying him in his crib.

It’s funny how pictures can show things so differently over time.

Like also a year ago my first Brain cancer awareness shirt came in the mail. I ordered it because it had the sweetest girls name on it who had passed away a few months before.

I wore that shirt to Hudson’s 1st birthday party. Who would have thought looked back at that picture of me now that it would look like a prediction of the future.

When I think back to those pictures I also think about the past year, and how it’s hard to see pictures of some of my friends kids on Facebook

I see kids who walk, talk, eat and learning all the new things. Then I end up thinking about what Hudson would be like if this year hadn’t happened like it did.

But it Nehemiah 8:10 it says “Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Hudson is special In his own way, he will do amazing things in his own time. None of which would be possible without this last year.

I am learning to not grieve over what is lost but to rejoice in what we are gaining.

Happy last night of being 1 Hudson.

You will do great things